Trolley wire lubricating device



May 29, 1934- c. HU'rTLEsToN TROLLEY WIRELUBRICATING DEVICE Filed April 29. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 29, 1934. C, HUTTLESTON 1,960,441

TROLLEY WIRE LUBRICATING DEVICE Filed April 29. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 n ll III 5 J0l y [TLUCHF UNETED STATES PATENT GFFE 1.960.441 TROLLEY wmE LUBRICATING DEVICE Clifford HuttIeStom'Waukegan, Ill., assigner of one-third to Caesar Antoniono and one-third to George T. Hellmuth, both of Wilmette, Ill.

Application April 29, 19341, serial No. 533,708

1o claims. (o1. lei-15) My invention relates to lubricating methods tom and between the ends thereof. Itis contemand devices and more specifically to a lubricating platedlthat the point of delivery of the lubricant method and device for applying a lubricant to may be located at other positions and still be trolley wires and the like. within the scope of the invention. The particu- 5. It is the principal purpose of my invention to lar mechanism for feeding this lubricant consists GU- provide a method and a device of this character of carriage 19 having the rollers 20 and 21 for by which the lubricant can be applied most adguiding the same and means for urging this carvantageously as a solid stick lubricant. riage upwardly. It will be noted that the tubu- My invention contemplates also the provision lar member 16 is slotted along the back side as of a novel means whereby to control automatiindicated at 22 to receive the pusher member 23 65 cally the feeding of the lubricant to avoid waste which is fixed to the bottom of the carriage and or loss thereof. is forced upwardly by the flexible connection In carrying out my invention, I preferably also 24 to a suitable power device 25. This power employ means whereby the same may be operdevice consists in the present instance of a clock laated either with the trolley collecting current spring 26 operating in the casing 27 to continu- 70 from the wire or with a dead pole not connected ously exert a pull upwardly on the member 24. for collecting currents. The mechanism thus described tends to move I will describe the preferred form of my inventhe solid lubricant up against the trolley wire tion by reference to the accompanying drawings and thus distribute the lubricant on the wire as in whichthe shoe slides along. 75,.l Fig. 1 is a side view of a current collecting The invention also embodies a novel means shoe having associated therewith the lubricating whereby to prevent this feeding of the lubricant mechanism; Y upward except when the trolley wire is in engage- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the current collectment with the shoe. ,ing shoe and lubricant; A suitable ratchet wheel 28 is xed to rotate 80 Fig. 3 is a section substantially onthe line 3-3 with the drum driven by the spring 26 and a pawl of Fig. 1 through only the upper portion of the 29 is adapted to check the rotation of the spring device; by engagement with the teeth of the ratchet Fig. 4 is a horizontal section substantially along Wheel 23- ThS pawl haS all actuating portion 3D the lines 1*(1 of Fig. 1; and extending up into the wire receiving groove of 85 Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. the shoe so that when the trolley wire is in the Referring now in detail to the drawings, the groove, it presses down upon the portiono to trolley pole is indicated at 6 and carries the main depress it against the force of the spring 31 and frame '7 and the shoe 8. The main frame 7 has a thus release the pawl membel frOm the ratchet 'pair of spaced supporting arms 9 and 10 in which wheel permitting the spring to tighten the con- 903 the trunnions 11 and 12 are held by the plates nector 24. Of course, if at any time the shoe 13 and 14. The trunnions are mounted upon the jumps O the rOlley Wle 0r iS taken 01T, the pawl collar 15 which collar is rotatable about the memwill be released to again stop the ratchet wheel ber 16 screw-threaded into the shoe as indicated and avoid further feeding of the lubricant. 401m Fig. 1. The swivel connection between the This providesa very simple and effective means 953 collar and the member 16 facilitates the guiding for insuring automatic control of the lubricant of the shoe around curves. The connections refeeding means. ferred to, in fact, constitutea universal joint con- The stops 32 and 33 operate to engage the nection between the shoe and the supporting flanges at 34 and 35 to limit the swivel or swing- '1frame. The member 16 also serves the purpose ing mOVemeIlt 0f the 8h06. 1209 of providing a guide and support for a lubricant From the above descriptOIl, it iS believed that stick 17 which may be in the form of any solidified the construction and advantages of this device lubricant 01 a lubricant in substantially a solid will be clear to those skilled in this art. It is also state. While a solid lubricant may not be essenbelieved to be obvious that various minor modifi- 5ci1tia1 in all cases, the mechanism I have concations may be made Without departing from the 1'05 structed is particularly adaptable for using scope of the invention. solidied lubricant. Having thus described my invention, what I The lubricant, as shown most clearly by Fig. 3, claim as new and desire to secure by Letters is adapted to enter the trolley receiving portion Patent is: 55318 of the shoe substantiaiiy centrally ofthe bot- 1. A trolley lubricating device comprising a 1'10 a shoe for engaging the trolley wire. a holder on.

said shoe having a stick of solid lubricant therein, feeding means for feeding the lubricant to said shoe to engage the trolley wire, and means operable when the shoe becomes disengaged from,

the trolley wire to stop said feeding means.

3. A trolley lubricating device comprising a shoe for engaging the trolley wire, a holder on said shoe having a stick of solid lubricant therein, feeding means for feeding the lubricant to said shoeto engage the trolley wire, and means operable when the shoe becomes disengaged from the trolley wire to stop the operation of said feeding means, said feeding means including resilient means urging said stick of lubricant upwardly into said holder.

4. A trolley lubricating device comprising a shoe for engaging the trolley wire, a holder on said shoe having a stick of solid lubricant therein, feeding means for feeding the lubricant, to said shoe to engage the trolley wire, and means operable when the shoe becomes disengaged from the trolley wire to stop the operation of said feeding means, said feeding means including resilient means urging said stick of lubricant outwardly of said holder, and said means to stop the operation of said feeding means comprising apawl for controlling the moyen ent of said resilient means.

5. A trolley lubricating device comprising a shoe for engaging the trolley wire, a holderv carried by said shoe having lubricant'means therein, feeding means for feeding the lubricant means to engage the trolley wire, a carriage arrangedin said holder, means operable when the shoe be- -5 comes disengaged from the trolley wire to stop the operation of said feeding means, said feeding means including resilient means connectedwith.

operation of said feeding means comprising a yieldable element for controlling the operation of said resilient means.

6. A trolley lubricating device comprising a shoe for engaging the trolley wire, lubricant feeding means for feeding the lubricant to said shoe to engage the trolley wire, and means controlled by the trolley wire controlling the operation of said feeding means, said feeding means including a control element operatively related to the shoe and adapted to be depressed when engaging the trolley wire.

'7. A trolley lubricating device comprising a shoe for engaging the trolley wire, lubricant feeding means for feeding the lubricant to said shoe toengage thetrolley wire, and a pivotal element adapted to `normally continuously engage the trolley wire for controlling the operation of said feeding means.

8. A current collector and lubricating device comprising a shoe. for engaging a trolley wire, lubricant feeding means for feeding the lubricant to engage the trolley wire, and means of a yieldable character adapted toY normally continuously engage the trolley wire for controlling the operation of said feedingY means.

9. A current collector and lubricating device comprising a shoe for engagingva trolley wire, lubricant feeding means forA feeding the lubricant to engage thetrolley wire, andrneans operatively related to said feeding means adapted to normally continuously engage the trolley wire in a. manner to control ,the actuation of said feeding means, said feeding means being inoperable whensaid means operatively related thereto becomes disengaged` from the trolley wire.

10.'A trolley lubricating device comprising a shoe for engaging the trolley wire, a holder arranged in a depending position carried by said shoe having lubricant means therein, feeding means for feeding the lubricant means into said shoe to, engage the trolley wire, a. carriage having wheels arranged in said holder with the Wheels engageable with the walls of the holder, means operable when. the shoe becomes disengaged from the trolley wire to stop actuation of said feeding means, said feeding means including resilient means connected to said carriage for urging said lubricant outwardly of the holder, and saidmeans to stop actuation of the feeding means comprising a yieldable element arranged adjacent thev trailing end; of the shoe for controlling the operation of said resilient means.

CLIFFORD HUTTLESTON. 

